Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Indianapolis, IN

Median pay for real estate sales agents in Indianapolis, IN: $61,530/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $31,820 – $128,220 · about 2,230 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($50,020) by +$11,510 (+23%).

What it's really worth in Indianapolis

With Indianapolis's cost of living at 95 (US=100), that $61,530 has the buying power of about $65,008 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $73,571 · median home $295,921 · median rent $1,553/mo.

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How Indianapolis ranks for this job

On raw pay, Indianapolis, IN is 33rd of the 167 metros we hold real estate sales agents wages for. Once Indianapolis's cost of living is applied, it ranks 28th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Indianapolis sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Indianapolis

A median home in Indianapolis, IN costs $295,921 — about 4.8× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,553/mo works out at 30% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where real estate sales agents earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Indianapolis.

Metro	Median pay	vs Indianapolis	Rent vs Indianapolis
New York, NY	$103,960	+69%	2.3×
Buffalo, NY	$83,670	+36%	0.9×
Rochester, NY	$83,200	+35%	1×
Seattle, WA	$80,950	+32%	1.4×

Same job elsewhere in IN

Metro	Median pay	vs Indianapolis	Rent vs Indianapolis
Fort Wayne, IN	$76,550	+24%	0.8×
South Bend, IN	$62,860	+2%	0.9×
Evansville, IN	$52,170	−15%	0.7×

Staying in IN keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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